CWI Trainee - Inspector

Summary

Under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager, the CWI Trainee-Inspector is responsible for performing inspections on manufactured products during all stages of production and completes final inspections before shipment. The Quality Control Inspector may also inspect incoming materials for accuracy and defects. This position will ensure that products meet engineering standards and customer quality expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Inspect products at various stages of production to ensure all shop floor quality checks are complete
• Input information into the QC software
• Ensure all in-process inspection documentation is signed and in order
• Discuss quality issues with the production leads and supervisors to resolve issues timely
• Participates in root cause analysis
• Prepares and analyzes incident reports
• Participates in quality related training programs
• Prepare vendor audit paperwork
• Prepare internal audits
• Work schedule may cross shifts to ensure common practice
• Inter-plant travel for knowledge sharing and coverage
• Travel to vendors and company facilities to perform in process inspections

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in steel fabrication or relevant industry
• Minimum of 1 year experience in manufacturing environment, preferred
• Previous experience in an ISO quality system, preferred
• Understanding of quality systems and processes, to include root cause analysis
• Ability to identify process issues and offer solutions
• Ability to identify manufacturing issues and offer solutions
• Knowledge of ASNT – SC1/ASQ inspection processes preferred
• Must be committed to quality and to obtaining a CWI certification within the first year of role
• Ability to work in a cross-function team environment

Education

• High school degree or equivalent is required; post high school education or a technical degree or certificate is preferred

Other Skills:

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Excellent customer service skills which include maintaining a good attitude, taking ownership of meeting customer needs, going the “extra mile” for customers, demonstrating a commitment to sharpening skills through education and training, using positive communication, and looking for opportunities to respect customers’ time and schedules
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods while moving between machines and throughout the plant to perform inspections. The employee is also frequently required to talk and hear.

The employee is occasionally required to sit and use hands to handle, touch, or operate objects, tools, or controls. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, including carrying and moving parts, materials, and products. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, production schedules, maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively with other employees of the organization. Bilingual English/Spanish helpful, but not required.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.